A search firm failed to find misconduct allegations against NYU’s former athletics director. Here’s why.
A search firm executive and a director of hiring at a top university said executive search firms like the ones used in higher-level hiring decisions by NYU can miss key information on applicants’ criminal backgrounds and details kept in internal misconduct records.
Ania Keenan, Features Editor
• May 12, 2024
9 students facing suspension after Bobst demonstration, PSC says
The NYU Palestine Solidarity Coalition also said two students were given persona non grata status on campus after pro-Palestinian demonstrators chanted and held up signs in the library’s lobby.
Yezen Saadah, Deputy Managing Editor
• May 12, 2024
Campus Safety clears Bobst amid pro-Palestinian demonstrations
Those inside Bobst were told to vacate the library, with some Campus Safety officers citing security concerns for the decision to clear the building.
Carmo Moniz and Dharma Niles
• May 10, 2024
Hundreds call for cease-fire in Gaza at citywide march
The march preceded the arrests of protesters at the Fashion Institute of Technology’s pro-Palestinian encampment, the last such demonstration on a campus in New York City.
Dharma Niles and Yezen Saadah
• May 8, 2024
Pro-Palestinian groups say disciplinary charges brought against student protesters
The NYU Palestine Solidarity Coalition, along with several other pro-Palestinian groups on campus, said the university had begun disciplinary hearings for student protesters.
Yezen Saadah, Deputy Managing Editor
• May 7, 2024
Top NYU trustee calls for FBI action on protests
William Berkley suggested that outside actors had planned pro-Palestinian encampments at New York City colleges, urging “the FBI and terrorist monitoring groups” to take action on a recent Zoom call with a centrist political organization.
Alex Tey, Editor-at-Large
• May 6, 2024
Protesters march from WSP down Lafayette demanding police removal from campus
The demonstrators also referenced a 2020 universitywide statement that said the New York City Police Department has “no standing presence” on campus.
Dharma Niles, Deputy News Editor
• May 6, 2024
Over 5,000 alumni demand NYU remove police from campus, meet protesters’ demands
The group of alumni criticized President Linda Mills’ decision to involve police at two pro-Palestinian encampment protests on campus in the last few weeks.
Dharma Niles and Yezen Saadah
• May 5, 2024
Around 100 grad student workers and faculty threaten to withhold final grades after arrests
Organizers of the strike are calling for several demands, many of which align with those of pro-Palestinian protesters on campus, to be met by NYU.
Dharma Niles, Deputy News Editor
• May 5, 2024
More than 100 NYPD officers outside Paulson as hundreds protest encampment sweep
The protest comes hours after a police sweep of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment on the Greene Street Walk Friday morning.
Adrianna Nehme and Dharma Niles
• May 3, 2024
Over 100 protesters rally outside Bobst Library, condemn Mills’ leadership
The demonstration took place hours after the New York City Police Department swept the pro-Palestinian encampment outside the Paulson Center.
Aashna Miharia, Deputy News Editor
• May 3, 2024
Mills cites safety concerns, rule violations for Paulson Center arrests
President Linda Mills wrote in a universitywide memo that police were called to the encampment this morning to “reduce the likelihood of injury or the spread of disruption.”
Adrianna Nehme, News Editor
• May 3, 2024
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